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Live Music: CSO and Johannes Moser
Our favorite conductor Jeffrey Kahane has a substitute again, who announces only that Jeffrey is ill. We miss him, and worry that it must be serious. Not only because we’ve been looking forward to his scheduled performances of Beethoven’s piano concertos for a year, but also having witnessing him become a singular human vessel for…
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Ann’s Prebirthday Party
Ann made a special request this year for angel’s food cake with strawberries. She even provided the strawberries, but alas, my cake was less than angelic. The strawberries alone saved it from a fate as dense and dry as a Mojave arroyo. Luckily my Dad, keeping his reputation as a resplendent birthday maker, came through…
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Maxwell Falls / Cliff Loop Hike
There’s been snow recently but it’s a nice day and we’d like to do a little hiking with my dad and Jezze. The lower trailhead for the Maxwell Falls trail is below 8000 feet, but looks pretty snowy when we get there. It’s on a north-facing slope, but we try it out and find the…
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Movie: Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Any movie that can pull off being blood-chilling and heartwarming at the same time is sweet sweetness in my blog. Certified Fresh
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My employer is converting to wind power
Colorado State University committed in print today to convert the entire Fort Collins campus where I work to 100% wind energy. Things like this are why I feel good and even excited to work here, and why I’ve stuck with this job for so long (for me).
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Foothills Sunset
Rays of golden light caught my attention and lured me outside with the camera, despite my sore body. This is a pre-spring sunset. None of the green was around a week ago. Evening clouds have only started showing up, along with long rain storms that summon thousands of earthworms from the ground. A couple of…
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Cirque of the Cracks – Eldorado Canyon
Kate makes the excellent call to scrap our Vedauwoo plans and head to Eldorado Canyon. The Vedauwoo web cam showed mostly blowing snow at 8 am, but Eldorado Canyon State Park is sunny and lovely. Sean comes along, Mark & Kate, and their friends JD and Rachael. The day is mostly sun and bliss, interspersed…
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Geo Mashup 1.0.1 Release
I’ve addressed a few problems with the 1.0 release of the WordPress Geo Mashup Plugin. Note that the version of WordPress required has gone up. Support for PHP 5.2.0. Consequences: WordPress 2.0 or higher is required. The Location editor has moved down in the post advanced editing area. Fixed the ‘customizeGeoMashup is undefined’ javascript error.…
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Movie: Trees Lounge (1996)
I can’t believe it took me 11 years to get to this one. Steve Buscemi illustrates the vagaries of life with flair from the perspective of a wayward barfly. Great characters. Referred by Ted
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Coyote Ridge Hike
Coyote Ridge Trail starts somewhat unceremoniously just south of the Fort Collins landfill, crosses the prairie, and climbs up the hogback formations that run along the front range here. I like hiking in the prairie. The breeze rustling the dry grass, prairie dogs chirping, and killdeer calling all characterize the land where I was born,…